I take the GERBER LST original one by Pete Gerber. What's a surveyor, without a good pocketknife?
Here is the kind I like:
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I carried a Camillus Camp Knife for many years, but lost it somewhere near Lodi about 20 years ago.
Now I carry a Victorinox Swiss Army Cadet.
A Ken Onion.
I think thathe sold out in the last 10 years to a few larger companie ( Kai) and spends time now doing custom knifes among other things.
I know that he started in Ohio when I received my knife as a gift and he is now based in Hawaii. sort of the American Dream thing, I guess. It looks like the premier Japaneses knife corp. bought him out.
Lost two to TSA and one to the Atlantic Ocean
Victorinox (Swiss Army) Tinker
http://www.victorinox.com/us/product/Swiss-Army-Knives/Category/Everyday/Tinker/55121
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I use the same one DM has. Love it. Smaller and easier to carry that the large leathermans but functions well as a multi-purpose tool.
I have an aforementioned Ken Onion Kershaw. I like Kershaw over Gerber in the assisted opening category, I had a Gerber that was impossible to put back together after cleaning it, managed to do it once and then bought a Kershaw. Sooo much easier to clean.
http://www.kershaw-knives.net/Kershaw-Ken-Onion-Leek-KS1660CKTST.htm
Victorinox Trailmaster Black
I got it as a premium with Marlboro Miles in 1999 and have had it ever since. Many have chuckled when I pulled out the tree saw and then quickly stopped when they saw how effective it was.
I've carried a leatherman micra since they came out with them. Just enough tools to be useful. Light enough to be carried in the pocket. Use it almost every day for something. Same knife cleans battery terminals and cuts steak although not usually at the same time.
I don't carry one.
J___n G____r who you may know does that too. He can saw down a 2-inch limb pretty quickly.
I didn't for many years but I found a very small pen knife in my Dad's misc dresser top stuff (after Mom told me to take what I want) and it is sharp and easy to carry. It serves it's main function which is to scrape crud off of monument tags.
My favorite is the Schrade original Uncle Henry knife that I gave to my father back in 1985 for fathers day. He passed away 5 years ago and I inherited it. It holds a real nice edge. My second favorite is my Buck 110. Another nice knife that was made in '70's.
Here is an Old Timer that belonged to my Dad. Mostly it sits on my desk. It is rough looking but very sharp:
Case Copperhead w/2 blades. My grandfather always said that you couldn't trust a man that didn't carry a pocket knife. Considering where he grew up and how he grew up, I think he basically meant that a man that didn't carry a pocket knife was unprepared if an emergency came up. In his day and world, he was probably right.
My "Benchmade" black butterfly pocketknife. This thing has been a livesaver during our move!! :clap:
